It is beginning to get interesting.  Everyday is a different kind of day.  Sometimes the wind is nil and water flat.  Sometimes the wind is gusting and we are getting white caps again.  Fascinating…. this boating life.

Did you know there is actually a periodical to help us learn about the living on a boat?  This marina has several free periodicals in the Captain’s Lounge.  Yes, you have guessed it already.  Lots of adverts for marinas up and down the east coast of the USA.  Wonderful!

MarinaLife magazine

Getting back to new pictures around the marina:

This is an special event cruising boat.  It is berthed here on the east side of the marina.  Occasionally, we see it go out into the waterway.  Actually, we hear it on weekend nights when they come back into port.  Party time!

Indian River Queen

I really like the red paddle wheel.

Red Paddle Wheel

In the beautiful Cocoa Village there are two parks close to another.  At first I thought they were one and the same.  Signage tells us differently.  Lee Wenner Park and River Front Park.

Lee Wenner Park

Lee Wenner Park boasts a nice wooden walkway all along the water’s edge.  There is a parking area, picnic area, and boating ramp as well.  We have seen a couple of fishermen try their luck.  In fact, the park is closed at dusk unless you are fishing.  The walkway circumvents quite a bit of the water way.  It beats walking on the roadway and dodging autos.  There is a hazard warning found the walkway, however.

Maximum Occupancy Warning

How do you determine the people limit when it is a quarter of a mile long?  Do you start counting at the front or the back?  When do you count?   Dogs and other beasties are not counted?  hmmm  I am perplexed!

Wooden walkway – along the edge of the river to just beyond the flags

The other view of the wooden walkway – you can see it winding around to the boat ramp

Should you exceed the limit, are you thrown overboard??  Or do you punch your way off and escape?

Yellow Tape warning

I am not sure what happened here but my imagination……nevermind….

At the adjacent River Front Park you will find a children’s playground, benches, and pavilion.  We often see kids being pushed on swings to go higher and higher!  As we enjoy our ice-cream lunches and snacks.   People strolling about on a brick and concrete walkway.  There is a delightful water feature.  For kids and dogs to play in.  I can’t imagine cats wanting to play in the water.  I bet this shallow water feature is quite busy during warmer weather.

Water Feature

Did you catch the warning sign?

Water Feature

No Diving?!?!   How funny is that?  The sign is for a pool somewhere close by.  We haven’t found it, yet.  Still.  “No Diving” may be a requirement since someone may get confused.  Right?

From the River Front Park you get a great view of the mooring field.  Looks like mainly small sail boats and a small trawler or two, today.

Goodness gracious!! What is that in the water?

Boat turned on its side

It is an overturned boat.  Must have become a victim of some of the rough seas and high winds we have been having lately.  Or so I imagine….

A critter update:

The last post I mentioned 2 pigeons… oh, 3 pigeons …. well, now there are 4!!  I saw one of them doing the mating dance this morning.  I am sure you have seen the dance.  One goes up to the other and nuzzles.  Coos.  Nuzzles some more.  Then turns round and round in one direction.  Stops and goes around and around in the opposite direction.  Coos and nuzzles again.  A bit of a chase sequence follows, generally.  I have seen this dance before on the house rooftops in Arizona.  Soon there will be five!!

From the second story balcony I spied …

2 sail boats along the ICW

Most of the sail boats we have seen do not have their sails up preferring to motor instead.  OR because there isn’t wind enough.  Obviously there was plenty of wind to fill its sails.

This Sailboat doesn’t look like it is stopping for a visit.  When it is afternoon here at the Marina it is time for the “change”.  From 3 – 5 pm a handful of boats arrive for a night or two.  First thing in the morning, a handful of boats leave to go on their way.  Not necessarily the same boats.  Most of the boats go south.  A constant influx and out flux…  in and out… ingress and egress…. wax and wane…  of the marina.  Ahhhh new boats to ogle.  New people to give the nod and wave.  Marina Life.

Sunset – Moon rising – Cocoa, Florida